Avoid becoming the unwitting victim if your car dealer goes under.
A burdened U.S. economy and a beleaguered automotive market have caused this all-too-familiar scene at many car lots across the country.
The economic recession is hitting car dealers especially hard. It’s estimated that 700 dealers have closed this year so far. And with ailing automakers looking [...]
Mazda Direct is closing down as of Sunday.Mazda Direct had sold 217 new vehicles through October, down 24 percent from the same period last year, according to Autoview Online, a service that tracks auto sales. The only Mazda dealer with higher volume in central Ohio is Byers Mazda Subaru, which has sold 581 new vehicles, down 8 percent from last year.Once it closes, Mazda Direct will be the sixth
Kansas City, Mo. – John F. Wood, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that two more defendants were sentenced in federal court today for participating in an identity theft conspiracy. A 40 year old man of Kansas City, Mo., and a 29 year old woman of Plano, Texas, were sentenced [...]
Today was the day I was finally going to indulge my long time love affair with the Smart Car. Task at hand: The test drive. Planned outcome: Place an order for one. Sounds simple, right? Not in the least. I drove all the way to the Smart Car dealership in San Jose, California on a mission from the eco-gods. When I arrived, the guest parking area was empty and the lot deserted. When I ente
Bill Heard, The enterprise at 26 september 2008 will close the chevrolet dealer (around 13 stores). Not all of them is the chevrolet store, but the sugarland chevrolet and landmark chevrolet in texas is two of them. Very sad eh.
“Bill Heard Closing Chevrolet” maybe because they have a $50 million deceptive advertising lawsuit and complained [...]
In an effort to reach a younger crowd, the Ford Motor Company is launching a new advertising campaign that’s unlike any other. The new campaign strives to reach a more “hip” crowd by using a wider range of mediums, including iPods, Yahoo!, and even Xbox.
Since its launch, Ford has pushed the Flex as a “mini-hauler,” [...]
If Marva Wilson, the recent winner of the Missouri Lottery drawing, wants to spend some of her winnings at your local Ford Missouri dealership, she would be welcomed with open arms.
The 59-year-old lady from Kansas City claimed her half of the $4.9 million jackpot late last month. She will receive nearly $2.5 million if she [...]
If Marva Wilson, the recent winner of the Missouri Lottery drawing, wants to spend some of her winnings at your local Ford Missouri dealership, she would be welcomed with open arms.
The 59-year-old lady from Kansas City claimed her half of the $4.9 million jackpot late last month. She will receive nearly $2.5 million if she [...]
Headed back to New Hampshire next week. Last years trip was a profitable one in that it enabled me to avoid making a mistake in buying Harley Davidson (HOG) shares back then.
I was considering a purchase of HOG shares when I stopped into a huge dealership in Laconia, NH last August. It is either Laconia or Meredith, I'm not sure where the border actually lies...
I wrote after that trip:
"One th
With its sales of new Fords dwindling, Millsboro Ford in Sussex County gave up its 22-year-old Ford new-car franchise and changed its name to Car City of Delmarva to focus on selling used vehicles.
In New Castle County, long-time car dealer Anthony Gambacorta Sr., the owner of Gambacorta Chrysler Jeep, sold his Chrysler and Jeep franchises to Carman Auto Group, which already owns a Dodge franchise
Selecta’s humble beginnings can be traced to the Arce family’s ice cream parlor in Manila in 1948. Its ice cream was well-known for its creaminess, authentic flavours, and unique gold can packaging—qualities that remained throughout the years.
In 1990, RFM Corporation bought Selecta from the Arce family to form Selecta Dairy Products, Inc. Known for its [...]
Dealers are major partners of Petron, the frontliners who represent Petron to the public. Hence, the company puts a lot of effort and care in the selection of dealers because careful selection is one of the key factors that determine the success of the dealership.
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Source: fire erupted at 03:22, inside a car dealership, on Kalamakiou street, 97, at Alimos, wrecking 5 cars and damaging 14 others and also the building.
Here’s an interesting statistic: There are nearly 1300 Toyota dealers in the United States, each with their own parts department. Toyota and TRD supply every one of these dealership parts departments the same parts and accessories for the same price. Yet, out of nearly 1300 Toyota dealers, only a small handful bother to sell parts [...]
The announcements were made during a ceremony for the start of FCX Clarity production at the world's first dedicated fuel cell vehicle manufacturing facility in Japan.Read more...
To help celebrate the grand opening, Volkswagen Group of America's President/CEO Stefan Jacoby, COO Mark Barnes, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, City Council Members, Members of the Chamber of Commerce and local business luminaries will be in attendance.Read more...
By: Jeered I have been all around the car business for years and I hate to see people make mistakes that hurt them in the end. Simply buying a car from a tote the note dealership is a terrible waist of money, it is always overpriced and does nothing but damage your credit report. The reality is that there are ways to get a car with the same qualifications that a tote the note lot wants you to have
First customers experience their cars at Turbo X Driving Academy. Limited-edition Turbo X is a driver-focused performance car that is already being hailed as an instant classic.Read more...
Kieffe & Sons, a Ford dealership in California, has been running a radio ad since approximately February telling people who support the separation of church(es) and state and atheists to “sit down and shut up” .
The ad, found at The Consumerist, has a man saying:
Did you know that there are people in this country who [...]
U.S. Auto Dealership Offers Gun With Purchase
BUTLER, Missouri (AP) - Salesmen at a Missouri car dealership are not
just kicking in a free CD player or air conditioner: They are offering
a free handgun with every purchase.
Through the end of the month, car buyers at Max Motors in Butler will
have a choice - $250 (159) toward either a gun purchase or gasoline.
General manage
Buying Used Cars - Top 10 Dealership ScamsTop 5 Dealership Scams:1. The VIN# window etching scamBasically a dealer will charge you $300-$900 for window etching and they will tell you that you have to pay the money to get the loan because the banks insists on it.Some dealers might tell you that the etching is free but will add on the etch money to your monthly payments to make up for it.The best wa
Hi friends, How are you?. I am fine and I just hope that everybody are happy. I am going to blog about something interesting and is the one which is concerned about the lcd tv. I was introduced to this site by my friend James and I am so happy that I visited this site. They are the best dealers that you can ever find for buying television from companies like Sony, Panasonic and other great compani
Wanted to take advantage of message by Seth Godin in one of his recent blogs. The blog touches on the subject of how Search, or search engines, makes the infinite more finite. It’s a valid point. The masses have come to rely on search engines for helping to initiate or at least narrow down a [...]
The backbone of any business, especially a car dealership, is repeat business. If your customers aren’t coming back to you for their new car needs, your income potential decreases. But how do you keep in touch with your customers without seeming pushy or desperate?
AWeber has the ideal way to stay in contact with your customer [...]
The backbone of any business, especially a car dealership, is repeat business. If your customers aren’t coming back to you for their new car needs, your income potential decreases. But how do you keep in touch with your customers without seeming pushy or desperate?
AWeber has the ideal way to stay in contact with your customer [...]
If you’re like me, you want to make sure you take care of your new car. That means doing all of the preventative maintenance and everything else necessary to keep the warranty valid. You might think you can just take your new car to any ol’ oil change place, but that’s not true.
A recent newspaper [...]
The welcome inclusion of Srushti Automotive Pvt. Ltd has notably expanded Eicher Motors Limited’s (EML) dealership fraternity in Maharashtra.Read more...
Asbury Automotive Group acquired Toyota of Roswell (Georgia), which generates approximately $100 million in annual revenues from its Toyota and Scion franchises.Read more...
Volvo Cars announces its second dealership in the Mohali city which is spread over an area of 6,500 square meters. The company recently opened its dealership in Delhi.Read more...
140 hp Altea 4 freetrack 2.0 TDI: Impressive mix of performance, economy and low emissions, Capable and confident both on and off-road, New latest generation SEAT Mediasystem navigator.Read more...
Do you own a new car dealership? Are you a general sales manager? Then learn how your behaviors may be counter productive to your goal of selling cars.
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Mike Hunt has been in the tractor business for nearly thirty years. In that time, he’s never once had any problems with vandalism, that is until recently.
Really 30 years and no vandalism? There hasn’t been a single kid with a can of spray paint of even shaving cream that saw an opportunity to get creative? This must be the most boring town in America. I bet it is like the town in Footloose where no one was allowed to dance until Bacon showed up and rocked the house. Someone needs to show up and help the kids of Worth County, Georgia get a sense of humor.
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World champion professional wrestler Ric "Nature Boy" Flair would like to put a courtroom body slam on a Columbia car dealership.
In a federal lawsuit filed last week in Columbia, the 58-year-old Charlotte personality, whose real name is Richard Fliehr, contends that Stivers Automotive of Columbia Inc. through its Freedom Suzuki dealership used his name, likeness and slogans in radio, TV and
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A Miami car dealer has broken ground on what is to be the first green dealership in country.
Chrysler dealership Tamiami Automotive Group announced plans to relocate and expand to a building that will achieve the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certification.
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Upon completion, the new 400,000-square-foot facility is to be the most environmentally friendly auto dealership in the country, with water conservation and energy management systems, and a design that relies on natural light, rather than artificial, the company said.
The new dealership will be located on 18 acres of a former Superfund site that was once home to a lumberyard.
“We are reusing land that was contaminated and revitalizing it to build an eco-friendly structure that cooperates with the environment,” said Carlos Planas, chairman of Tamiami Automotive Group. “We owe it to our children and grandchildren to do everything
Part 3 of Car Dealer Confessions…by Tug Pullman.
Saturdays are the big days at a new or used car dealership. This is the day which makes or breaks your entire week. It’s not uncommon for a car salesperson to sell three or four cars on a Saturday.
At this particular dealership, they had a lovely invention entitled “Midnight Madness” every Saturday. As you may have guessed, this means the car dealership is open until midnight on Saturday all throughout the summer months.
Midnight Madness rules were simple: Sell a car and you get to go home at your regularly scheduled time. This was either 6pm or 9pm. If you didn’t sell a car, you were subjected to not only working the midnight shift, but also the shame and ridicule of your peers.
And, if you have ever worked outside, on black-top, during the summer months in North Carolina…you know that a 16 hour shift is no prize.
As you can imagine; fifty car sales people with type “A” personality aggressively pursuing a limite
Honestly, I know nothing about cars except how to drive it and when I should get my oil change or get more gas,LOL! When you talk about the engine or even what to look for when...
Classic Nissan1983 N. Semoran Blvd.Orlando, FLwww.classicnissan.comWhere is it?Against the back wall of the northern side of the main showroom, beside the copier and right before the glass-walled salesperson offices lining the far north wall of the place.What's it like?This is an older dealership that looks like it used to be a Pizza Hut or similar kind of business. Inside, the place looks like it needs a serious makeover, including a good paint job and some serious wall buffing.The bathrooms are no different: Grungy yet functional and in serious need of a revamping. Water stains could be seen on the sink and urinal. The linoleum floor was noticeably chipped in places. The walls had a fair amount of grime on them. And the only decor was a limp-looking fake plant placed on the counter beside the sink.Worse yet, I found a sign above the urinal reading, "Please flush to eliminate odor. Thank you." What exactly was that supposed to mean? Was there an odor there that was ever present and
Classic Nissan1983 N. Semoran Blvd.Orlando, FLwww.classicnissan.comWhere is it?Against the back wall of the northern side of the main showroom, beside the copier and right before the glass-walled salesperson offices lining the far north wall of the place.What's it like?This is an older dealership that looks like it used to be a Pizza Hut or similar kind of business. Inside, the place looks like it needs a serious makeover, including a good paint job and some serious wall buffing.The bathrooms are no different: Grungy yet functional and in serious need of a revamping. Water stains could be seen on the sink and urinal. The linoleum floor was noticeably chipped in places. The walls had a fair amount of grime on them. And the only decor was a limp-looking fake plant placed on the counter beside the sink.Worse yet, I found a sign above the urinal reading, "Please flush to eliminate odor. Thank you." What exactly was that supposed to mean? Was there an odor there that was ever present and
Lexus of OrlandoService Department305 N Semoran BlvdWinter Park, FL 32792(407) 678-2000www.lexusoforlando.comWhere is it?From the main entrance: Head in through the main doors, go around the cashier desk located in the center of the lobby, past the classy-looking cafe, and walk towards the drop-off entrance. Before you get to the doors, look left and you'll see the bathrooms.From the drop-off entrance: Pass through the double doors leading to the customer lounge, cashier and cafe and look to your immediate right. The bathrooms are there.What's it like?This is a classy, debonair-looking public bathroom that's covered in tan-colored marbel tiles and understated decor like fake flowers that look real and framed pictures of landscapes and other serene scenes (not car ads, to my surprise). The decor gives the place a feel of cool isolation and makes you feel miles away from the service area and garage, which are essentially right outside. The thick, black-metal stall dividers and doors f
Lexus of OrlandoService Department305 N Semoran BlvdWinter Park, FL 32792(407) 678-2000www.lexusoforlando.comWhere is it?From the main entrance: Head in through the main doors, go around the cashier desk located in the center of the lobby, past the classy-looking cafe, and walk towards the drop-off entrance. Before you get to the doors, look left and you'll see the bathrooms.From the drop-off entrance: Pass through the double doors leading to the customer lounge, cashier and cafe and look to your immediate right. The bathrooms are there.What's it like?This is a classy, debonair-looking public bathroom that's covered in tan-colored marbel tiles and understated decor like fake flowers that look real and framed pictures of landscapes and other serene scenes (not car ads, to my surprise). The decor gives the place a feel of cool isolation and makes you feel miles away from the service area and garage, which are essentially right outside. The thick, black-metal stall dividers and doors f
Financing through the car dealership offers some of the best options for both new and used car buyers. If you're looking to buy from one of the big three, General Motors Ford or Chrysler you can feel comfortable with their In House Financing programs to bring you the best benefits and low competitive interest rates that are available today. The Big three have been in the business of financing automobiles longer than any other lending source, and way before banks and credit unions branched out into this industry. Year after year Financing at the Car Dealer has been the top source for millions of car buyers, and it really should not be surprising with all the options they offer the consumers. Take a look at what the big three offer and you will have to agree that you cannot receive these same incentives at your local bank or credit union. GMAC has been offering their own financing since 1919. With their traditional financing, all you have to do is put up a down payment of either cash
Customers won't just show up on your website. We all know by now we have to get them there. Think of your website as your actual dealership. What if your dealership had no windows, doors, or signs and was set far off the road with no sidewalks or way in? How would any customers get there? How would anyone know that your dealership even existed?There are quite a few ways to get these customers there:1- Just tell them where to go! Are you putting your website on all your ads? I don't mean just tucked away somewhere as an afterthought either. Give it some prominence. Do you have it on your business cards? I know this one sounds silly…but I can show you over 500 business cards I have from car dealers…and almost 200 of them have no website mentioned on them at all! Make sure you have it on all your stationary, brochures, flyers, and signs. Get it on your invoices and receipts too. Did you know that nearly 60% of customers who shop the Yellow Pages only call those ad
As one of our regular commentators recently pointed out, Lexus owes much of its success to their dealer experience. The recently opened Newport Lexus in Newport Beach, California raised the luxury automaker's retail game to the next level. Designed and built by by Sauers Construction Inc., the $73m pleasure dome offers customers a putting green, game room, multiple lounges with giant-screen TVs, restroom stalls with smaller (though plasma TVs), wireless Internet, executive workroom, Wolfgang Puck cafe and Tommy Bahama boutique. Oh, and cars. The only thing Newport doesn't have is an attractive building. In fact, the Seattle Times coverage of the refurbished Lexus of Bellevue dealership confirms the trend: bland, monolithic surfaces adorning large pedestrian shapes. While Lexus' "L-Finesse" design language is moving their cars away from cod-Mercedes shapes, the Japanese automaker's dealership architecture remains heavily influenced by parking garages, governme
I know it's a small point, but it's worth making. Of course, first you gotta party like its 1999! Automotive News [sub] follows the Tesla-friendly PR template, kicking-off their coverage by putting the Silicon start-up's failure to deliver ONE customer car into its improper context. "Close to the crawling 405 freeway and the congested corner of Santa Monica and Sepulveda boulevards, the Tesla factory store makes a potent statement for gridlocked Angelenos to buy an electric car. Of course, Tesla needs to get its two-seat roadster into serial production to give its dealership something to sell. The company has 600 sold orders and a waiting list for 400 more, but only four production cars have been built. A development glitch with the Magna two-speed transmission has forc
If Marva Wilson, the recent winner of the Missouri Lottery drawing, wants to spend some of her winnings at your local Ford Missouri dealership, she would be welcomed with open arms.
The 59-year-old lady from Kansas City claimed her half of the $4.9 million jackpot late last month. She will receive ...
